+Nerves Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 Any of you who want to do the APE cache willing to do others in Brazil? Quote Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Any of you who want to do the APE cache willing to do others in Brazil? of course! Quote Link to comment
+ODragon Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 My plan is 2 full days, 2 nights (maybe 3 depending on when we get in) at the place where the ape is. This will give us enough time to find it and to take a day to explore the actual park and have an event to celebrate my 5K. Two or 3 full days in Sao Paulo which would allow time to find the couple of caches there and actual do some touristy stuff. I don't plan to fly all the way down there and just do one cache and then home. The expensive part is getting there, once you're there, prices aren't so bad. Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I don't plan to fly all the way down there and just do one cache and then home. The expensive part is getting there, once you're there, prices aren't so bad. You would if you were TRULY addicted! Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Any of you who want to do the APE cache willing to do others in Brazil? Absolutely! Quote Link to comment
+ODragon Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 You would if you were TRULY addicted! Um... I expect you to start squirreling (frogging?) away money so you can go with us! Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Any of you who want to do the APE cache willing to do others in Brazil? What they said. Never been to Brazil (or South America), so I'd definitely take a couple weeks' vacation. Quote Link to comment
+Nerves Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Unless anyone else wants to add anything I think I'll close this topic and reopen in a few months when we can make more concrete plans. Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hmmmmm...2008 you say. Durn it! Magellan315 told me about this thread. Now I feel the pressure to keep up with my current A.P.E. score of one minus mtn-man's. There you go again! Bragging away! I hope to be in on this hunt, I was in the area in 2002 before I was geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+a_friend_of_dorothy Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 The more caches the better I say. I'd also be interested in doing some country hopping while down there. I'd probably spend a month down there if I could swing it. Quote Link to comment
+Nerves Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 It looks like OB Jets found the Brazil APE cache. Congrats! I expect to be able to hike by this summer or early fall so I'm still planning to do this some time between November 2007 and February 2006 for all who are still interested. Quote Link to comment
+ODragon Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I expect to be able to hike by this summer or early fall so I'm still planning to do this some time between November 2007 and February 2006 for all who are still interested. Wow, that's really soon, better start planning! Quote Link to comment
+txoilgas Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I expect to be able to hike by this summer or early fall so I'm still planning to do this some time between November 2007 and February 2006 for all who are still interested. I was thinking about putting together a group myself. Sounds great. I just checked the cost from DFW and it was about $ 1,700 round trip. I sure have done crazier things than this. Keep me informed. Thanks Quote Link to comment
ParentsofSAM Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 November 2007 is very soon. It takes some time to get the approvals/Visas from the Brazilian government. If you do not already have a valid passport you had better get one NOW in order to have all travel documents in time for a departure in just 10 months. Quote Link to comment
+Nerves Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 Most of the folks who are keen on going have looked into the travel documents since this thread was started a couple of months ago. My passport took 2 weeks (post 9/11) but I would definitely say you should allow at least 6 weeks. Ten months is plenty of time to get the paperwork in order though. For those who have never traveled outside of the USA, don't get stressed about this stuff. Remember, it's an adventure! Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 (edited) I was thinking about putting together a group myself. Sounds great. I just checked the cost from DFW and it was about $ 1,700 round trip. I sure have done crazier things than this. Keep me informed. Thanks Whoa! If you were quoted $1,700 RT from DFW to Sao Paulo (apparently the nearest large international airport to the cache site), you must have either used a full-price online booking service, or may have asked for pricing on a travel within the next 21 days, which is often (but not always) much more expensive. From where I am located here on the East Coast, near Baltimore and DC, I am able to get price quotes for a RT trip to/from Sao Paulo, Brazil for between $440 to $500 with about 3-4 weeks advance notice. In fact, I just got a price quote for RT travel to/from Sao Paulo for a trip from Jan 25 to Feb 1 for $478 on a well-known online airfare discounting service (I hapened to use Best Travel Store, but got much the same quote last week from two other online discounters...). And, last year when I had to go to Nicaragu on an emergency consulting trip on only a 2-day advance notice from my client, I was, despite the short notice, nonetheless able to find RT airfare for about $530. So, if you received a price quote of $1,7000 RT to brazil, that is way too high, and you can find it much cheaper! Next, if you do not yet have a passport, and do not feel like waiting in line, you can always go online to any of a dozen fine passport and visa expediting services (I use VisaHQ.com, but there are many...). All you need to do is send them digital copies of your passport photos and about a $50 to $100 service fee, and they will take care of all the headache of procuring your passport for you and will send it back to you within a few days. Same for visas; whenever I need to travel to a foreign country for my consulting, I would never dream of driving to DC and standing in line at the embassy over and over again; I just pay the visa expediting service a few bucks, and send them my passport via Fedex Overnite, and two or three days later, I have it back via Fedex. Incidentally, some previous posters have implied that it can be a lengthy process getting a visa to Brazil from the Brazilian embassy. In general, this is not true, and they are quite speedy, but it is important to understand that they are one of the stricter and more demanding countries regarding issuing visas: they will only issue a 90-day visa (no longer) to US residents traveling as toursits, and you must send them proof of purchase of a RT air ticket or itinerary to and from Brazil departing within the next 90 days, and that ticket or itinerary (i.e., for e-tickets from an online service) must show your name and must show that the ticket has been paid. BTW, I have, for the past 6 months, been toying with the idea of running down to Brazil for 5 days to hunt this APE cache, but I usually find better things to do with the money, such as placing another Psycho Urban cache! Edited January 18, 2007 by Vinny & Sue Team Quote Link to comment
the federation Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Just an update to the thread OBJets and LJ &Co have gone to Brazil in search of the Ape Cache this week. They promised to pick up that Gold Federation coin for me Joe. I hope to hear from them soon how the trip went. Quote Link to comment
+JoGPS Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Just an update to the thread OBJets and LJ &Co have gone to Brazil in search of the Ape Cache this week. They promised to pick up that Gold Federation coin for me Joe. I hope to hear from them soon how the trip went. They found it yesarday ain't that Tooooooooooo COOL, BTW the visa is only good for 90 days Joe Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 BTW the visa is only good for 90 days Joe Yah, which is why we need to nail down a date before we can start the paperwork. Quote Link to comment
+Destitute Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 How big of a group are you willing to go with? Just in case everyone who expressed interest was able to go? Quote Link to comment
+Bud Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 sun-moon-starz and I have already been talking to Odragon with tentative plans to go along, though he's been pulling ahead in me in numbers, so I don't think it will be for my 5000th. I should be well over 4k by then, assuming my finds keep up like they have been. Have to cut back on some of the geo-tourism this year to save up for that trip; could be the trip of a lifetime, though! Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) Count me in! I got sooooooo ticked off the other day when I found out I was heading through the Chicago area on business. The first thing I thought of was the Ape Cache up there. Now it's down, and looks to be almost out. So with only two shots left at grabbing one, I either have to fly West or South. Brazil sounds better than the great Northwest right now. Just in case you read this far and are wondering what the heck an A.P.E. cache is: All Hail Markwell and his Project A.P.E. page Edited January 19, 2007 by Jhwk Quote Link to comment
+jcak1979 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 About the Visa.. if you planning on going. your visa application can only be submitted right before you go.. I think it is a month.. but you would have to check that for sure. With that you need to submit your passport as well. I was in Brazil in 2005 and we are heading there for a month and a half in May. Hoping to try and find this one, but not sure how much time we will have. We are going to do research and not sure if we will get that way but I will keep you up to date on our adventures. Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) From the US Dept of State's Brazil page: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1072.html October 20, 2006 COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Brazil, a nation the size of the lower 48 United States, has an advanced developing economy. Facilities for tourism are excellent in the major cities, but vary in quality in remote areas. The capital is Brasilia. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Brazil for additional information. ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: The Department of State strongly encourages travelers to obtain passports well in advance of any planned travel. Routine passport applications by mail take up to six weeks to be issued. For further information, please see the New Requirements for Travelers on the State Department's Consular website. A passport and visa are required for U.S. citizens traveling to Brazil for any purpose. Brazilian visas must be obtained in advance from the Brazilian Embassy or consulate nearest to the traveler's place of residence. There are no "airport visas" and immigration authorities will refuse entry to Brazil to anyone not possessing a valid visa. All Brazilian visas, regardless of the length of validity, must initially be used within 90 days of the issuance date or will no longer be valid. Plenty more to be found at the page linked above. Edited January 19, 2007 by MissJenn Quote Link to comment
+mcrt Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Add my name to the list of people who would be interested in this adventure. I have done a decent amount of independent travel so am pretty good with wandering in foreign lands. I would recommend to whoever is going to be the organizer on this that you have a fixed schedule for a couple of days before and after APE day. Before and after that people can do whatever they want. I have found that for group travel unless you have a fixed plan there can be a lot of challenges. I use the "Rule of Squares" when considering group travel without a fixed schedule. With one person you only need to consider what you want to do, one squared is one. With more than one you have to consider what each other person wants in addition to yourself, so does each other person. With two people there are four sets of considerations: what do I want, what does the other person want. That has to be considered from both sides. By the time you are at five people you have 25 sets of things to consider. It gets ugly quickly. Thanks to Globalgirl for pointing out this thread to me. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I'm planning on the Washington one in the spring. It's closer. If you wait till June, I know of a certain visitor coming to see you again and I have a side hike planned just for that. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 (edited) I'm planning on the Washington one in the spring. It's closer. If you wait till June, I know of a certain visitor coming to see you again and I have a side hike planned just for that. I'm about to start a thread in the NW forum. edit: thread started. Edited February 13, 2007 by Ambrosia Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Now that we're losing more APE caches I'm curious if anyone plans to do the one in Brazil. Not many cachers have ventured that far to find it. I'm sort of toying with the idea of doing this maybe in 2008. Seems like a pretty exotic adventure. OK, gang, it's 2008.... Quote Link to comment
+JoGPS Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Maintenance check was done three days ago and everything is as it should be, go for it Joe Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Count me as "seriously interested" in a Brazil adventure. This one is on my top-of-fridge To Do list. Pick some dates, and I'll try to join you guys. For me, it'll depend on 1) time to get a visa, 2) airfare, and 3) is the airport safe again? (Short, non-draining runway = plane in suburbs, ouch.) I'm an old hand at 3rd-world travel, so Brazil should be a piece of cake. However, there is safety in numbers... Quote Link to comment
+globalgirl Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 OK, gang, it's 2008.... Indeed, though I've been faithfully checking airfares to Brazil for the past 12 months, none have proved sweet enough to prompt me to proffer plastic. Meanwhile, I'll have to content myself w/ a couple of earthcaches in Bali next week... Quote Link to comment
BlueOrca Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I'm not sure if anyone here went in 2008 - I only see 1 logged in 2008 and so far 2 in 2009. Anyone interested in this for the last weekend of May this year - 2009? Quote Link to comment
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